Recent reviews by Visophos

Overall this game is a 5/10 - meaning only get it on sale if you like this sort of game

The Positives:
Graphics = 9/10 - The visuals and details are very well done. I did have some issues with lag near the end of the game; possibly my computer not being able to keep up with the amount of detail.
Storytelling = 9/10 - Some might say its boring using many common tropes, but I thought, although somewhat disjointed, it was still an overall fascinating story in a parallel universe's history
World-building/environment = 7/10 - Although I did enjoy the environment of the game overall and think it was visually appealing, there were a number of times I thought things in the environment didn't make any sense. Examples: Snow underground without any obvious way for the snow to be there, trees/plants growing underground without sunlight, sound of waves in an underground lake (impossible without wind, earthquake, or some force to move the water), many of the notes are written in English when the speakers in the world are supposed to be German or Polish (ideally it would have been amazing to see the notes in German or Polish and then translated for the player), and NAZIS playing DND (all of these make no sense without some explanation or better world-building) I consider these to be just minor issues with the game.

The Negatives:
Movement = 1/10 - Supposedly there is a run option when look at the game's controls. However, all that appears to happen is your field of view narrows slightly and you run about as fast as a person using a grandparent's walker. I don't know if this is a bug and the developers intended the player to run faster, but it is terrible and aggravating that you cannot move through the game faster. Occasionally, I also couldn't walk over some obstacles, like wires on the ground.
Interaction = 3/10 - You have to practically kiss whatever you want to interact with. Also, what you can interact with is somewhat random outside of the things needed to progress in the game. I would prefer more interaction with the environment and from a reasonable distance.
Saving/Reloading = 0/10 - This is the absolute worst aspect of this game. There was a bug that caused my character to be stuck and unmovable whenever I reloaded a save. The only way I found around this was restarting the level/chapter which could mean many minutes of lost time in game. There is also no way to access and replay specific levels/chapters after you have completed the game. Both of these issues really should have been priorities for the developers.

Overall, I would recommend the game "on sale" to those who like walking-simulator, story games, BUT be prepared for the bugs listed above and walking at a snail's pace the entire game.

Awesome story-based puzzle game. The gameplay feels similar to, but possibly easier than, Portal and The Talos Principle. If you enjoyed either of those games you will probably enjoy this one too.

One of the best 2D games ever! Virtually infinite worlds and possibilities. Good quests and storyline. Great devs constently make the game better and modders have made some excelent additions as well.

This is an awesome puzzle game. The puzzles are not very challenging, but it can occasionally take a while to figure out what to do next (unless you use the hints). I loved both The Room and The Room Two. I hope that Fireproof Games continues to create these games with more challenging puzzles and a greater depth to the story.

This is an awesome puzzle game. The puzzles are not very challenging, but it can occasionally take a while to figure out what to do next (unless you use the hints). One downside is that I did run into a glitch where the puzzle was supposed to move, but it refused to do so. I repeatedly kept trying to move the piece and eventually it worked properly. Overall it was still a great deal of fun and The Room 2 is even better.

Even though this game is 7 years old, I recently just bought it and it's still awesome.

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